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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5307713 | Self-aligning wrench The alignment of nut and bolt tightening wrenches relative to the nut or bolt is resolved in the instant invention by the placement of a protrusion or protrusions on one face of the wrench head. The protrusion, in the preferred embodiment, extends along a... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5134968 | Bird feeder device A landscaping adornment also having as a purpose the feeding and/or watering of small birds and animals. The device constitutes a depiction of a naturally occurring object such as a seashell or leaf and has an open containment for seed or liquid. The mate... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4993130 | Continuous high speed method for making a commingled carpet yarn A continuous, high speed (greater than 800 meters per minute) process and apparatus enable the production of a multifilament carpet yarn having a degree of filament intermixture high enough so that a standard deviation of less than 6.0 results upon conduc... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4919681 | Method of preparing cellulosic fibers having increased absorbency A method of increasing the absorbency of cellulosic fibers by treating the cellulosic fibers with an aqueous acid solution having a pH value of no more than 4. The treatment is carried out for a time sufficient to obtain the desired absorbency. Optionally... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4841606 | Notched guide filament yarn interlacer Disclosed is a fluid jet interlacing device for commingling yarns. The interlacing device features notches in the inlet and exit orifices which provide for better wear resistance and evenness between related devices.... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4725364 | Laminar flow filtration process Described herein is a process for the removal of particulates from a fluid undergoing laminar flow. The invention is especially useful in that it enables the removal of soft, gelatinous particulates from a viscous liquid.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4716055 | Conductive fiber and method of making same A conductive fiber is made by an electroless plating process which is used in conjunction with a wet spinning process. The polymer must be catalyzed before the wet gel is collapsed. The resulting filament has a conductive region which is at least partiall... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4704311 | Process for making electrically conductive textile filaments This process for making antistatic filaments utilizes a specific mixture of compounds in order to suffuse electrically conductive particles into a filamentary polymeric substrate by forwarding the substrate through a grooved roll-type mix applicator. The ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4674271 | Apparatus and process for converting a continuous multifilament yarn to a staple-like yarn The present invention pertains to a process and product thereof, and an apparatus, for converting a twisted, continuous filament, multifilament yarn into a staple-like yarn. The process is carried out by needling the yarn with a barbed needle in order to ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4650587 | Ammonia scavenger A new and useful particulate magnesium phosphate product (MGP) and method of use therefor are disclosed for removing ammonia from aqueous solutions, e.g., recirculating dialysate solutions and intragastrointestinal fluids as may result from the hydrolysis... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4601937 | Temporary compaction of fiber non-wovens A method of temporarily densifying a bulky non-woven matting or fabric for handling and storage is disclosed, wherein the non-woven is heated, preferably to a temperature above 100° C. but below the softening temperature while in a compacted state, then ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4475627 | Portable tree stand/camp stool A combination camp stool and tree stand has a chain and wedge bar combination that creates stable mounting on living trees without damaging the tree. The platform of the stand affords ample room and comfort for the occupant.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4369155 | Method for the production of melt-spun and molecular-oriented drawn, crystalline filaments Production of drawn dilaments by cooling freshly spun filaments at a temperature below the setting point and taking them off at 3500 m/min while passing them over heated surfaces, such heated surfaces being 20 to 300 mm long heated to from 450° to 650° ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4345424 | Textured novelty yarn and process An effect yarn and process for manufacture thereof is disclosed when the effect comprises a slub that is formed after the yarn leaves the yarn package during later knitting or weaving operations. The effect yarn is particularly useful since it processes t... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4335588 | Yarn process and apparatus The invention relates to a process for the treatment on a circular knitting machine of multifilament yarns with a stream of gaseous fluid under superatmospheric pressure, more particularly air, in which treatment the yarns to be knitted are rendered more ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4329841 | Method for the production of a synthetic crepe yarn The invention relates to a method for the production of synthetic filament yarn having crepe characteristics by simultaneous drawing and falsetwisting of the filament yarn while imparting a twist by means of a falsetwister, as well as--under certain condi... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4314391 | Yarn bulking jet A bulking device for making loop yarn, comprising a base with a blowing chamber, a pin insert with a yarn feeding channel and a jet insert with a yarn delivery channel, followed by a diffusor, the axis of which runs at an angle to the jet axis and which i... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4305626 | Textile rollers An aerodynamically supported roller bearing is disclosed, having means for connecting a compressed gas supply and using the compressed gas to bring the roller up to a desired speed. The design of the roller then permits the compressed gas supply to be red... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4296517 | Portable spinneret cleaner A portable spinneret cleaner consisting of a base plate, a cylindrical case attached thereto and having a flat stop surface at its end, and at least two guide bars pivoted therein and being fitted at one end with holders for at least one knife blade each,... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4285898 | Process for the manufacture of monofilaments The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of monofilaments for melt-spun synthetic polymers at high speeds. Lower spinning heights than conventional spinning applications are obtained by using the phenomena of natural yarn deflection.... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4255109 | Spinneret cleaning device A spinneret cleaning device for removing deposits quickly, reliably and uniformly has an adjustable force flat plane cleaning blade.... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4196574 | Composite yarn and method of manufacture A composite yarn of a falsetwist textured continuous multifilament end and spun yarn end fluid entangled with an interyarn tangle factor of at least 20 is disclosed. The spun yarn end is wrapped around the continuous filament end in alternate and varying ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4196241 | Intertwined carpet yarn of varying dye affinity and carpets made from said yarn The invention relates to a composite, synthetic multi-filament carpet yarn of polyamide, which yarn is composed of a number of intertwined basic yarns of varying dye affinity and/or crimped yarns of different colors.... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4169565 | Contactless winding apparatus The invention relates to a device for the winding of yarn on a tube to a yarn package which device is equipped with a traverse unit. The device imparts to the yarn a traverse motion in axial direction with respect to the tube. The circumference of the yar... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4168335 | Underwater terrain reinforcement matting A matting is disclosed for reinforcing underwater terrains. The matting is made of sections of looped intersecting synthetic polymer filaments bonded to one another at their points of intersection, at least one section being temporarily buoyant in water. ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4164839 | Yarn process The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a core/skin or core/sheath yarn, whose skin- or sheath-forming filament is wrapped around the core yarn in alternating "S" and "Z" directions. It relates furthermore to a device to carry out the pr... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4132574 | Superfine PETN thin layer slurry explosive A cap-sensitive slurry explosive capable of propagating a high order detonation in thin layers and which has a high degree of safety for a cap-sensitive explosive. The slurry consists of a super-fine grained explosive, suspended in an energetic, but non-s... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4106275 | Process and device for high speed threading of yarn into a false-twisting spindle The invention relates to a process for the high speed threading of yarn into a false-twisting spindle, whereby the twisting pin is set in a "rotor" body located between an upstream and a downstream pipe and passes through a threading aperture in perpendic... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4100796 | Test apparatus Yarn testing device comprising a spool, a variably driven godet with one yarn coil, followed by a suction nozzle, and a yarn tensioner to switch on and off, located between the spool and the godet, the suction nozzle and the pneumatically actuated yarn te... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4070720 | Dual purpose home medical bed A new and useful therapeutic bed frame is disclosed wherein at least one-half of a standard size bed or larger may be elevated for use and returned to level position when not in use.... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4068006 | Salt seasoning mixture A salt seasoning mixture comprised of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and encapsulated citric acid. The encapsulation of the citric acid dissolves in a user's mouth within 1 to 10 seconds to mask the bitter aftertaste of potassium chloride in the mix... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4055220 | Transfer of heat between two bodies This invention is directed to a method and apparatus for transferring heat between two bodies separated by a narrow space and movable relative to each other, the temperature of one body dependent upon the temperature of the other body.... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4053277 | Apparatus and method for heating threads Disclosed is an apparatus for heating high speed moving yarns by using a roller with a fixed core and a rotatable jacket separated from the core by a narrow gap. In operation, the gap is filled with a gas under superatmospheric pressure. A method for usin... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4051660 | Yarns and their method of manufacture Disclosed are novel yarns comprised of at least two, and preferably three, strands of filaments, being twisted about the other strands in random "s" and "z" directions in variant degress with filaments of each strand being interlaced together to produce a... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4038443 | Dust entrapment composition and method therefor The present invention relates to improvements in binding dust particles such as coal dust in mining operations by coating exposed surfaces in mine workings with a dust binding agent. Additives to the binding agent enhance dust entrapment and may be coated... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4014231 | Method and apparatus for cutting tow Method and apparatus are disclosed for cutting tow by supplying the two with a pair of rolls to form a package next to cutting edges inside a rotating ring of blades. A pressure roll forces the tow against the cutting edges which form a surface of rotatio... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4007519 | Indicating device for yarn crimping wheel teeth spacing adjustment In synthetic yarn texturing using crimping wheels, an indicating device is provided to aid in adjusting the peripheral spacing between the teeth of the wheels.... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3985053 | Device for the opening and conveyance of freshly cut staple fiber bundles The invention relates to a device for opening and conveying freshly spun staple fiber bundles. Said device is attached to a staple fiber cutter and consists of an axial blower with increased space between the fan blades and the interior wall of the casing... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3934421 | Ground stabilization matting A matting comprised of a plurality of continuous amorphous synthetic thermoplastic filaments having an equivalent diameter of about 0.1 to 2.0 millimeters is disclosed to be used for the ground stabilization of road beds. The filaments comprising the matt... | 01/27/1976 |
